When hate seeps in to the arteries of peace loving societies- neighbors pitched against each other. Those who peddle violence here in our country do not have a clue on what it takes for a country to turn into Syria or Iraq

The government of President Ibrahim Solih does not want to go Sri Lanka’s way and forced to compromise its sovereignty under the weight of the huge Chinese debt. It needs India’s assistance to find out what is its quantum- $ 1.5 billion or $ 3.5 billion

In the coming weeks Turkey will host two international conferences on mediation in the historic city of Istanbul. These conferences will be on the link between sustainable development,peace and mediation and the state of play in the conflict map,

The creeping coup by President Maithripala Sirisena that saw the sacking of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremeshinghe and hasty swearing in of Mahinda Rajapakse began when it was alleged that R&AW was trying to assassinate him. Should India need to worry with the changes in Sri Lanka?

The two Karmapa Lamas, competing heads of Tibetan Buddism's oldest and biggest sect, Karma Kagyu, , Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje met over the last few days in Paris. Besides knowing each other, they resolved to work together to promote the Karma Kagyu sect. What is not clear is who organised the meeting and its implications on Tibetan Buddhism in a post-Dalai Lama world.

The two Karmapa Lamas, competing heads of Tibetan Buddism's oldest and biggest sect, Karma Kagyu, , Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje met over the last few days in Paris. Besides knowing each other, they resolved to work together to promote the Karma Kagyu sect. What is not clear is who organised the meeting and its implications on Tibetan Buddhism in a post-Dalai Lama world.

The return of democracy in this tiny Indian Ocean nation not only constitutes a reversal for the China's much vaunted Belt and Road Initiative, but could also allow India to reassess its battered neighborhood policy